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hypothetical imperatives

hypothetical imperatives is the plural of hypothetical imperative.

Meaning of hypothetical imperative

Noun

hypothetical imperative (plural hypothetical imperatives)

  1. A formula that tells one how to act in order to achieve a specific goal, without reflecting on the value of the goal itself. Such an imperative is conditional, i.e., it would only motivate one who already shares the end goal in question.

Questions about hypothetical imperatives

What is hypothetical imperatives the plural of?
Hypothetical imperatives is the plural of hypothetical imperative.

Words near hypothetical imperatives in the dictionary

  1. hypothetic
  2. hypothetical
  3. hypothetical baptism
  4. hypothetical baptisms
  5. hypothetical imperative
  6. hypothetical imperatives
  7. hypothetical taxonomic unit
  8. hypothetical taxonomic units
  9. hypotheticalities
  10. hypotheticality
  11. hypothetically

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